Turnour, James Pearce (2022) Indigenous economic development and sustainable livelihoods for northern Australia. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Turnour, Jim, Andrews, Kate, Dale, Allan P., McShane, Connar, Thompson, Michelle, and Prideaux, Bruce (2021) Place-Based Agricultural Development: A New Way of Thinking about an Old Idea in Northern Australia. In: Wallace, Ruth, Harwood, Sharon, Gerritsen, Rolf, Prideaux, Bruce, Brewer, Tom, Rosenman, Linda, and Dale, Allan, (eds.) Leading from the North: Rethinking Northern Australia Development. ANU Press, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 25-44.

McShane, Connar Jo, Turnour, Jim, Thompson, Michelle, Dale, Allan, Prideaux, Bruce, and Atkinson, Margaret (2016) Connections: the contribution of social capital to regional development. Rural Society, 25 (2). pp. 154-169.

Thompson, Michelle, Prideaux, Bruce, McShane, Connar, Dale, Allan, Turnour, Jim, and Atkinson, Margaret (2016) Tourism development in agricultural landscapes: the case of the Atherton Tablelands, Australia. Landscape Research, 41 (7). pp. 730-743.

Turnour, Jim, and Cultural Values Project Steering Committee (2016) 'Which Way Australia's Rainforest Culture': valuing the values - economic development and sustainable livelihoods. Report. James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Stephens, Anne, Oppermann, Elspeth, Turnour, Jim, Brewer, Tom, O'Brien, Chris, Rayner, Tom, Blackwood, Gemma, and Dale, Allan P. (2015) Identifying tensions in the development of northern Australia: implications for governance. Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 17 (1). 5.

Turnour, Jim, Dale, Allan, McShane, Connar, Thompson, Michelle, Prideaux, Bruce, and Atkinson, Margaret (2015) A Place-Based Agriculture Development Framework. Report. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Turnour, Jim, Dale, Allan, McShane, Connar, Thompson, Michelle, Prideaux, Bruce, and Atkinson, Margaret (2015) Promoting Agriculture in the Wet Tropics, North Queensland. Report. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Turnour, Jim (2014) Northern Australia agriculture policy: opportunities and risks. Report Section. The Regional Australia Institute, James Cook University, Central Queensland University, The University of Notre Dame and Ninti One, Queensland, Australia.

Turnour, Jim (2014) Old MacDonald sold the farm: so what's the future for agriculture? The Conversation, 12 February 2014.

Turnour, Jim, McShane, Connar, Thompson, Michelle, Dale, Allan, Prideaux, Bruce, and Atkinson, Margaret (2013) Accounting for agriculture in place-based frameworks for regional development: discussion paper. Report. Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Robinson, Sandy, Turnour, Jim, and Towle, Simon (2013) Improving Indigenous governence training and support in Far North Queensland: project report. Report. James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Campbell, Andrew, and Turnour, Jim (2013) We need a smarter debate on developing northern Australia. The Conversation, 13 August 2013.